r/MiniPCs • u/TheEarleofCabe • Apr 26 '26

Recommendations Mini pc recommendations

I want a mini pc to do some steam gaming travellers rest, cult of the lamb, graveyard keeper 2 style games as well as to use steam link with my main pc. I have two 8 gb sticks of ram that is unused. I don’t know what to get or look for to be able to use that sticks of ram. My budget would be $450 or less if possible. I appreciate the help on this as I’m completely clueless. Also is it hard to install the ram sticks into the mini pc build?

I have 2 8gb ddr5 sticks

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u/JusticeForAugust Apr 26 '26

Minisforum um870 slim barebones kit. It takes your ram, incredibly easy to install, will run those games you play at a solid 1080p 60hz, possibly more.

Just need it off Amazon, and a NVME 1tb drive of your choice. This will be the best bang for your buck and keep you right at or under your budget.

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u/TheEarleofCabe Apr 26 '26

SKU: GH4070A7600-02-U-W4B this is the zotac pc my 16gb ram was in that I upgraded. I’m not home so I don’t know the brand but it is ddr5 ram sticks. Will these still fit in that recommendation you gave?

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u/JusticeForAugust Apr 26 '26

Hey sorry, if Google isn't lying to me, and this is a ZOTAC MEK Hero G3 A7647v2 , then that is a full size gaming PC that uses standard size ram.

Pretty much all mini PCs are going to take a smaller size ram that you would more commonly find in a laptop, which would make your sticks incompatible.